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Tue 10 Oct 2007Clonmel could be 'model' for DerryResidents of Clonmel, Co Tipperary, will be only too familiar with the emotions experienced by their counterparts in Derry following yesterday's announcement of job losses at the town's Seagate plant.Ten years ago, the same company announced that it was closing its disk manufacturing plant in Clonmel with the loss of some 1,400 jobs.